Publisher's Synopsis
This reference book provides the practitioner with a comprehensive guide to the work of the Crown Court. The entries cover every aspect of court practice and procedure including the sentencing options available, and are backed up wherever possible by the relevant case or statute law. Its thumb indexed format is designed to enable the precise information to be located instantly.;This edition is revised to take into account recent changes made by the Criminal Justice Act 1991, adding sections on community sentences, the new combination order and curfew order. The sections on imprisonment and committals have been rewritten, while those on juveniles and costs and taxation have been largely amended. In addition, a new section on football cases has been included in the light of the Football Spectators Act 1989.
